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size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>LT. GOVERNOR ANTHONY BROWN ANNOUNCES
LAUNCH OF HEALTH INSURANCE CONSUMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO READY
RESIDENTS AND SMALL EMPLOYERS FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT THROUGH <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">MARYLAND</st1:place></st1:State> HEALTH
CONNECTION </span></font></b></strong><font size=2 color="#444444"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-bottom:11.25pt;text-align:center;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><i><font
size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#444444;font-style:italic'>Over 300 jobs to be
created as Maryland Health Benefit Exchange selects six regional
organizations to educate and enroll the newly eligible through the
Affordable Care Act </span></font></i></b></strong><font size=2
color="#444444" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>BALTIMORE
(April 25, 2013)—Today Lt. Governor Anthony Brown joined the Maryland
Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE) to announce the launch of its <a
href="http://marylandhealthbenefitexchange.cmail5.com/t/t-l-aktydd-uruuujlu-m/"><b><font
color="#e97900"><span style='color:#E97900;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:
none'>Connector Program </span></font></b></a>with the award of an
anticipated $24 million in grant funds to six organizations serving as
consumer assistance and enrollment resources throughout the state.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>“I’m proud to
announce this important investment in Maryland’s health care system,”
said Lt. Governor Anthony Brown. “By working together to implement the
Affordable Care Act, we aren’t just helping Marylanders get the care
they need, we’re also creating over 300 jobs across our state.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Because of
this important investment by the state and federal government, over 300
new jobs will be created to implement this important program across
Maryland. These jobs will be filled in organizations across six regions
of the state: Central, Capital, Western, Upper Eastern Shore, Lower
Eastern Shore and Southern region. These new health care navigators and
assisters will work to meet the needs of individuals and small
employers through outreach and education, eligibility determination and
enrollment into Medicaid and qualified health plans. This regional
approach ensures that the needs of Maryland’s uninsured and underserved
communities are provided with in-person assistance as the new health
insurance coverage options become available in October 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>The
organizations selected and the counties they will serve are:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>• HealthCare
Access Maryland (Central Region), serving Baltimore City and Baltimore
and Anne Arundel counties (107 new jobs)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>• Seedco, Inc.
(Upper Eastern Shore Region), serving Harford, Cecil, Kent, Queen
Anne’s, Caroline, Talbot and Dorchester counties(25 new jobs)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>• Worcester
County Health Department (Lower Eastern Shore Region), serving
Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties (17 new jobs)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>• Montgomery
County Department of Health and Human Services (Capital Region),
serving Montgomery and Prince George’s counties((80 new jobs)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>• Calvert
Health Solutions (Southern Region), serving Calvert, Charles and St.
Mary’s Counties(20 new jobs)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>• Healthy
Howard (Western Region), serving Howard, Carroll, Frederick,
Washington, Allegany and Garrett counties(57 new jobs)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>In addition to
the six connector entities, nearly 50 subcontractors will support the
outreach, education and enrollment efforts of navigators and in-person
assisters throughout the state. These organizations include health
departments, hospitals, health clinics, community-based organizations,
homeless shelters, workforce development centers and faith-based
organizations. The intent of the regional approach is to ensure that
all populations are reached including those with Limited English
Proficiency, disabilities or those that may be in underserved
communities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>“Creating a
customized outreach program for each region will allow the navigators
to address the specific needs and resources of Marylanders throughout
the state,” said Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, Secretary of the Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene and chair of the Board of the Maryland
Health Benefit Exchange.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Each
organization will be responsible for helping consumers learn about,
apply for and enroll in an appropriate health insurance product,
including Medicaid, the Maryland Children’s Health Program, and
subsidized and non-subsidized qualified health plans. The connector
entities will employ trained and certified navigators to counsel and
enroll residents into qualified health plans and Medicaid through
Maryland Health Connection, the state-based insurance marketplace
scheduled to open on October 1, 2013, as well as non-certified
personnel, known as “assisters,” who will be trained to provide
information, assistance and enrollment into Medicaid. Navigators and
assisters will provide information about eligibility requirements for
federal premium subsidies and cost-sharing assistance, and assess
eligibility requirements for Medicaid and Maryland Children’s Health
Program.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>“The Connector
Program is the result of a collaborative process over the past year
involving stakeholders from across the state that strongly believe in
the important role of outreach and enrollment,” said Rebecca Pearce,
executive director, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange. “The regional
approach will ensure that the local resources and infrastructure within
the communities being served will be utilized to reach the uninsured
and expand access to health care for many residents who have not had
coverage in the past.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Navigators and
in-person assisters will provide referrals to appropriate agencies,
including the Attorney General’s Health Education and Advocacy Unit
(HEAU) and the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) for applicants
and enrollees with grievances, complaints, questions or the need for
other social services through the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene and the Department of Human Resources (Social Services).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'># # #<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>Contact:
Danielle Davis (410-547-1272) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;
line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'>danielle.davis@maryland.gov<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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